Highest run scorer in T20 World Cup 2024

The T20 World Cup 2024 began on June 1 with USA and Canada competing in the opening showdown. This edition of the T20 World Cup is the most expansive ever as 20 teams are competing for the crown.

Is it also the first ICC World Cup to be held in the United States of America. England are defending their crown, whereas the likes of Australia, India, Pakistan, among others, would aim to add to their respective trophy cabinets.

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India have plenty of firepower up their ranks, in the form of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. The ODI World Cup-winners Australia have Travis Head and David Warner, while Pakistan’s batting will be led by Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.

England’s batting responsibilities will be shared by Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow, while the Blackcaps New Zealand will be bolstered by the return of the injured Devon Conway, alongside skipper Kane Williamson.

Here we will round up all the leading run scorers as the tournament progresses.

No.	Player	Team	Runs	Matches	Batting Average	Highest Score	100s/50s
1	Rahmanullah Gurbaz	Afghanistan	281	8	35.12	80	0/3
2	Rohit Sharma	India	257	8	36.71	92	0/3
2	Travis Head	Australia	255	7	42.50	76	0/2
5	Quinton De Kock	South Africa	243	9	27.00	74	0/2
4	Ibrahim Zadran	Afghanistan	231	8	28.87	70	0/2

Highest run scorers and best batsmen in T20 World Cup history

The list of previous top run scorers at ICC T20 World Cups is an illustrious one.

Year	Player	Team	Runs
2007	Matthew Hayden	Australia	265
2009	Tillakarantne Dilshan	Sri Lanka	317
2010	Mahela Jayawardane	Sri Lanka	302
2012	Shane Watson	Australia	249
2014	Virat Kohli	India	319
2016	Tamim Iqbal	Bangladesh	295
2021	Babar Azam	Pakistan	303
2022	Virat Kohli	India	296